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Applying Agents within Knowledge Management

Applying Agents within Knowledge Management

Leon Sterling
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781599049311|ISBN10: 1599049317|EISBN13: 9781599049328
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch002
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Sterling, Leon. "Applying Agents within Knowledge Management." Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition, edited by David Schwartz and Dov Te'eni, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 12-19. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch002

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Sterling, L. (2011). Applying Agents within Knowledge Management. In D. Schwartz & D. Te'eni (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition (pp. 12-19). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch002

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Sterling, Leon. "Applying Agents within Knowledge Management." In Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition, edited by David Schwartz and Dov Te'eni, 12-19. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-931-1.ch002

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Abstract

In our social world, an agent is a person that performs some task on your behalf. This concept of agent has existed for thousands of years. For example, some Biblical laws specifically refer to agents. Three modern examples are a travel agent planning flights and accommodation for your holiday, a real-estate agent helping you buy or sell a house, and a matchmaker arranging marriages. In the recent software context, an agent is loosely a program that performs a task on your behalf. Agents have grown in popularity since the introduction of the PC (personal computer) due to the increase in complexity of the target environment for application software. Software systems must now operate robustly in a networked, global environment comprised of diverse, distributed technologies. Furthermore, the environment is dynamic, and frequent change is inevitable. Having automated help is almost a necessity.

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